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Proverbs 29:4 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 29 · verse 4
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.Proverbs 29:4 · King James Version
Proverbs 29:4 in context
2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
4The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- establishethʻâmadto stand, in various relationsH5975 →
- judgmentmishpâṭproperly, a verdict pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree divine…H4941 →
- giftstᵉrûwmâha present , especially in sacrifice or as tributeH8641 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
- landʼeretsthe earthH776 →
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Here is, 1. The happiness of a people under a good government. The care and business of a prince should be to establish the land, to maintain its fundamental laws, to settle the minds of his subjects and make them easy, to secure their liberties and properties from hostilities and for posterity, and to set in order…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary